Bridget M. Brennan, Acting U.S. Attorney, reported that Jamie Kidd-Dunbar, age 40, from Grafton, Ohio, was sentenced on 28th April 2021 by Donald C. Nugent, U.S. Judge, to five years and one month in prison and directed to reimburse 217,096.52 U.S. dollars in restitution. Jamie Kidd-Dunbar admitted guilty in Oct. 2020 to taking advantage of her position as a home health assistant to steal over 200,000 U.S. dollars from a blind and physically disabled individual in her care.
Pursuant to court affidavits, in or around March 2016, Jamie Kidd-Dunbar became Victim 1’s paid home health assistant, then aged 60 years, after Victim 1 endured a sequence of strokes that resulted in her blind and reliant on the use of a wheelchair. Jamie Kidd-Dunbar was entrusted with the debit card information of Victim 1 since he was Victim 1’s home health assistant so that he could buy groceries and additional household goods for Victim 1.
In Jan. 2018, Jamie Kidd-Dunbar started utilizing Victim 1’s debit card for small, unpermitted purchases. The theft intensified over time to comprise larger money withdrawals and substantial purchases from multiple businesses, such as Amazon, PlayStation, and Rent-A-Center.
During the same duration, Jamie Kidd-Dunbar also helped Victim 1’s aunt, age 90, who is documented in court affidavits as Victim 2. Jamie Kidd-Dunbar was likewise given the credit card information of Victim 2 so that he could make allowed purchases of groceries and additional household supplies for Victim 2. Once Victim 2 died in 2017, Jamie Kidd-Dunbar progressed to utilize Victim 2’s credit card to make unpermitted personal purchases. Jamie Kidd-Dunbar utilized Victim 1’s bank card to reimburse the balance on the credit card of Victim 2.
In June 2019, a separate home health assistant substituted for Jamie Kidd-Dunbar while Jamie Kidd-Dunbar was on vacation. This home-health assistant queried Victim 1 concerning certain billing on Victim 1’s statements, which resulted in Victim 1 uncovering Jamie Kidd-Dunbar’s multiple and unsanctioned purchases, cash withdrawals, and credit card reimbursements. Victim 1 suffered an overall loss of 217,096.52 U.S. dollars because of Jamie Kidd-Dunbar’s theft.
The FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation), together with the Elyria Police Department, handled the matter’s investigations. U.S. Attorney Assistant Brian M. McDonough, along with the Special U.S. Assistant Attorney Matthew A. Kern, prosecuted the matter. Ohio’s Northern District U.S. Attorney’s Office acknowledges and thanks the Lorain County Prosecutor’s Office for their assistance with this case.
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